Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers all levels of Northern California tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @norcaltenczar.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Coming: Azarenka, Indian Wells, Capitals, Rio Del Oro

Coming soon to NorCal Tennis Czar:Late tonight -- Coverage of the first day of the $2,000 Rio Del Oro Open, NTRP, Senior Tournament in Sacramento.Sunday or Monday -- Sacramento State men's coach Slava Konikov and Hornets women Tatsiana Kapshai and Maria Meliuk reflect on their experiences with new world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in their native Belarus. When Azarenka was a junior in the capital of Minsk, Konikov coached her for six years, Kapshai played with and against her, and Meliuk also faced her. Wednesday through March 18 -- Coverage of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, including on-site reporting the first three days.March 13 -- World TeamTennis roster draft, in which the Sacramento Capitals' lineup will be determined for the July 9-28 season.

About Me

Paul Bauman has 36 years of professional newspaper experience, including the past 15 at his hometown Sacramento Bee. He has covered hundreds of pro tennis tournaments, including Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open, the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup and the Japan Open. Bauman has earned numerous awards and was nominated for the inaugural class of the Sacramento Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009. He wrote “Agassi & Ecstasy,” a biography of Andre Agassi published in 1997, while working at the Las Vegas Review-Journal in Agassi's hometown and was named the 1986 Nevada Sportswriter of the Year during a stint at the Reno Gazette-Journal. Bauman served as the editor of the ATP newspaper in the Dallas area in 1982-83 and graduated from Stanford University in 1977.